Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 117 Who Was Ms. Ashbourne?

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Alistair cast a wary glance at the father and daughter sitting across from him, then leaned in to Caroline and asked quietly, "You okay?"

Caroline saw the concern in his eyes and gave a small shake of her head. Of course she was okay.

The way Alistair stood up for her cut Rebecca deeper than she expected.

In the past six years, she couldn't recall a single

me she'd seen

even a flicker of that kind of concern on his face-for her.

Without even trying to hold back, she snapped, "Alistair, don't let her fake sweetness fool you. She's nasty-calculating and cruel."

Alistair nearly laughed.

With all her baggage, she has the nerve to call someone else

toxic?

When it came to cruelty, Rebecca and Celeste could've gone

head-to-head.

Seeing him smile hit Rebecca like a slap. "You don't believe me?

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Everything I said is true!"

Nathaniel hadn't expected things to spiral like this. The whole situation was slipping out of control.

He'd long suspected-thanks to a few quiet nudges from Cordelia that Rebecca had developed feelings for Alistair. He had even entertained the idea that if Alistair was willing to let the past go, he'd be open to welcoming him back into the family.

But it was becoming increasingly obvious that was a one-sided fantasy.

Rebecca's emotional unraveling made something very clear. If he let this continue, it wouldn't just be her making a fool of herself— he'd be dragged down too.

Nathaniel gave Alistair and Caroline one last, unreadable look before grabbing Rebecca's arm and pulling her away.

He would have someone look into that girl-find out who her family was.

After all, if she was really dating someone like Alistair, surely her parents weren't thrilled about it.

In Nathaniel's mind, Caroline must've been cut from the same cloth as his daughter-a spoiled heiress with more access to

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who still needed an allowance from her

was rarely about love. It was about consolidating power, expanding wealth, and securing

Rebecca when the time was right, someone well-positioned and respectable. But she'd been spoiled rotten, and now that plan had gone up

Alistair had latched onto another wealthy girl? What else could

was already

toward Alistair. If necessary, he'd be

his face. Let him crawl back. And if Rebecca still wanted him at that point, then maybe,

they couldn't be split up? Well, marriages without family support never

malice flickered in

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getting ahead of himself-just because he'd found

thought he could walk away

young.

then, Julian emerged from the restaurant, chatting

woman.

Nathaniel's eyes lit up.

Ms. Ashbourne-CEO of Vireon

look and strode forward, greeting Julian like an old friend. “Mr. Hart? What a surprise. Didn't expect to run into you

stop. His gaze flicked briefly, politely, over Rebecca's polished appearance. "Mr.

look and felt

compliments wherever she went-grace and beauty in equal

made introductions, "This

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were of similar age and might hit it off. But he had a

mind.

as he knew,

had been married once and

from a powerful

was impressive-young, talented, successful-but

to seize

course, had no idea what

the man was looking at him-overly friendly, even...

a polite smile. "Nice to meet you. I'm Julian Hart, from Vireon

another woman. Her heart felt like it had been

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woman beside Julian, and his smile brightened. "And you must

decided-this had to

response. "She's a colleague of

Nathaniel's expression froze.

isn't Ms. Ashbourne...

home, okay?" he said, kindly. As the cab pulled away, he

run."

someone behind